Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares         to which voting rights are attached (ii): Invesco Asia Trust plc

   

2. Reason for the notification (Please mark appropriate boxes):
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may
 result in the acquisiiton of shares already issued to which   voting rights are attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X
 Other (please specify):  
 

   

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
 
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
 
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
   crossed or reached if different) (v):
23 March  2016
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 March  2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%
8. Notified details:

A:  Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights (viii) Number of shares Number of voting rights
(ix)
% of voting rights
(x)
Direct Direct
(xi)
Indirect
(xii)
Direct Indirect
10p ordinary
GB0004535307
4,062,448 4,062,448 4,297,218 N/A 4,297,218 N/A   5.02%


 

B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration date (xiii) Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv) Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted % of voting rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

   

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
4,297,218 5.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial

   instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd                         4.074%

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd                           0.942

*Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Total shares in issue used as denominator is 85,666,952
 
14. Contact name: Kelly Nice
15. Contact telephone number: 0203 753 1000
UK 100

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